Wilford participates in reestablishment of the School of the Prophets.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 24, 1868 ~ Friday
Jan 24, 1868
I spent the forenoon in the Legislature & Afternoon I attended
the school of the Prophets Speeches were made By Brigham Yo[u]ng,
H. C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, John Taylor, ^&^ Wilford Woodruff
W Woodruff I feel thankful for the privilege of speaking a
few words to this school. I wish to refer to the first doctrin preached
that Adam was our Father & God in the Revelation called the
ollive leaf it says that "the Deveil gathered together the Hosts
of Hell And Michael the Arkangel gathered together the Hosts of
Heaven and he overcame the devil & his Angels & this is the
Battle of the Godreat God" [Doctrine and Covenants 88:112-114] who is this Michael the Ark Angel
it is Adam who was Michael in the creation of the world.
Again in regard to the redemption of the dead I believe it will
take all the ordinances of the gospel of Christ to save soul as
much as another Jesus himself obeyed all the ordinances
of the Gospel that he might fufill all righteousness Therefore
those who have died without the gospel will have to receive the
gospel in the spirit world from those who preach to the
spirit in Prision, & those who dwell in the flesh will have to
attend to all the ordinances of the gospel for & in their behalf
by Proxy & it will take 1000 years with Jesus Christ at the head
of all the Prophets & Apostles before the work will be finished in
attending to all the ordinances for all the dead who have died
without the gospel. Again co[nce]rning Revelation I Believe
it to be the privilege of Evry Apostle & Elder who bears any
portion of the Holy priesthood to have the Holy Ghost &
Revelation to guide them in all things. But I do not Believe
that the Lord will Reveal to any man a New Principle, doctrin
or Law, to govern the Chu[r]ch & kingdom of God on the Earth
Except through the Mouth of the Prophet, Seer, Revelator
President & Law giver unto the Church. this is his place
& position to receive the word of the Lord & give it unto the
people There are some keys
which the Prophet Joseph
held which No other man held while he lived, & there are some
which President Brigham Yo[u]ng holds which No other Man holds
The keys of the sealing power for instance But he permits other
Apostles to administer in this ordinance
Again their is another subject I wish to speak off. There is
one subject upon my mind & has been for years that is contra-
ry to my practice & the practice of this People & that is corncerning
the Sabbath I have never thought that the Jews or ten Tribes
of Israel would Ever keep the gentile Sabbath that is the first
day of the week when I was Baptized into this Church I
was keeping Saturday for the Sabbath. But I knew that
the Later day Saints were the tru Church of Christ & if I
had imbibed 100 tradition I would have given them up for
this I dont know as the Latter Day Saints will Ever keep
this day & it does not make any difference whether they do
or not for the Lord will dictate them Just as he please in
all those things. But when Moses received this comm-
andment to keep the seventh day of the week The Lord [said] this
Law shall remain as a statute Betwen me & the House
of Israel forever throughout all your Generation [Exodus 31:13-17] I
have Never found this commandment changed By any
revelation from God Jesus & the Apostles kept the 7 day of
the week called the Jewish Sabbath. IYet the Apostles
did meet in some Instances on the first day of the week
to Break bread &c. Constantine changed the day of
worship from the seventh to the first day of the week
about 600 years after Christ. we received a Revelation
in the doctrins & covents in the Early age of this Chirch
to Meet upon the Lords day to Break Bred &c But the Lord
did not reveal which day of our time was the Exact did [day]
that the Lord commanded Israel to keep At the close of
the remarks President Young read the revelation and
said that there had been so much change in time that
we do not know the Exact time that was the seventh day
President Yo[u]ng made many rem[ar]ks upon various subjects
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296 mentions
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3450 mentions
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Constantine the Great of Rome
unk.-337
4 mentions
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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1457 mentions
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Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1956 mentions
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Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2375 mentions
29 mentions
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210 mentions
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Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
694 mentions
Apostle
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Therefore those who have died without the gospel will have to receive the gospel in the spirit world from those who preach to the spirit in Prision, & those who dwell in the flesh will have to attend to all the ordinances of the gospel for & in their behalf by Proxy & it will take 1000 years with Jesus Christ at the head of all the Prophets & Apostles before the work will be finished in attending to all the ordinances for all the dead who have died without the gospel.
~ Wilford Woodruff
Again con[cer]ning Revelation I Believe it to be the privilege of Evry Apostle & Elder who bears any portion of the Holy Priesthood to have the Holy Ghost & Revelation to guide them in all things. But I do not Believe that the Lord will Reveal to any man a New Principle, doctrin or Law, to govern the Chu[r]ch & kingdom of God on the Earth Except through the Mouth of the Prophet, Seer, Revelator President & Law given unto the Church, this is his place & position to receive the word of the Lord & give it unto the people. There are some keys [FIGURE] which the Prophet Joseph held which No other man held while he lived. & there are some which President Brigham Young holds which No other Man holds the keys of the sealing power for instance But he permits other Apostles to administer in this ordinance
~ Wilford Woodruff
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